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Recent ARCS Events

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  • Jan and Dan Katayama ARCS Scholar of the Year Mason Russo, ARCS Honolulu Co-President Wendy Lagareta, George and Mona Elmore ARCS Scholar of the Year Nicholas Saunders

  • Honolulu ARCS Scholars at 2024 Scholar Research Presentation Symposium at University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

  • College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources scholars Jordie Ho, Ben Wiseman and Mason Russo

  • College of Engineering scholars, faculty and families

  • John A. Burns School of Medicine scholars with family and advisors

  • College of Natural Sciences scholars

  • School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology scholars

  • Scholar of the Year Nicholas Saunders with ARCS member Joan Yanagihara

  • Nicholas Saunders

  • Scholar of the Year Mason Russo

  • ARCS Scholars and Scientist of the Year and their moms

  • Julia Douglas and her mother

  • Ku‘i and Puna Keliipuleole

  • Jordie and Bryson Ho

  • Patty Lee with Lucas Ellison and Camille Welcome Chamberlain

  • Hongwen Wu and Arec Freibott

     

  • Cheryl Ernst, Alika Maunakea, Jane Schoonmaker

  • Scientist of the Year Alika Maunakea

  • Wendy Lagareta and ARCS Light Roz Pearson

  • Wendhy Lagareta and ARCS Angel Jacquie Maly

  • New members Carol Stratford and Merilyn Gray

To Quote a Scholar: Julia Douglas

Julia Douglas headshot

"The generous support of the ARCS award facilitates both the completion of my PhD program and the establishment a long-term research component of my future career."

2024 Sarah Ann Martin ARCS Scholar Julia Douglas scales trees in Hawai‘i an Mexico to study endangered epiphytes growing in the canopies as part of her doctoral research in botany at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

Science Communicator Christie Wilcox Tells it Like It Is

Christie Wilcox, PhD

Christie Wilcox, PhD, on her Honolulu ARCS Scholar Award: "The life of a graduate student is not enviable… For me, it was essential. It was what I needed, the kind of funding to pursue these curiosities that I had. And I was grateful for it.” Read more about the the award winning science communicator.

To Quote a Scholar: Benjamin Wiseman

Benjamin Wiseman in sweet potato field

"I hustle to make sure that my expenses are covered, often working part-time jobs to make ends meet. Receiving this award means that I can place greater focus on my academic research work."

2024 Helen Jones Farrar ARCS Scholar Ben Wiseman quantifies nematodes to study soil health and explores new cover crops as an effective, sustainable way to control the pest in sweet potato fields.